General Knowledge Quiz

[GRALISTAIR]

Brian Aldiss

 

[DaleCooper]

Brian Aldiss

Quite right. Although I like most of his work I found these rather tedious.

Your turn...

 

[GRALISTAIR]

What are/were Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller best known for?

 

[Neo9320]

Is it Ben and Jerry’s Ice-cream?

 

[DaleCooper]

What are/were Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller best known for?

Song writers

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Song writers

That is true but needs to be a bit more specific please.

 

[Caboose Class]

That is true but needs to be a bit more specific please.

Most chart hits?

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Who was one of their key people they wrote for and main style of music was what I was looking for.

On the chart hits you maybe correct but I have not researched that.

 

[Loppylugs]

At a guess, Elvis Presley or someone in that era. Not sure if they are still about now. Must be getting on a bit if they are.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

At a guess, Elvis Presley or someone in that era. Not sure if they are still about now. Must be getting on a bit if they are.

Yes they wrote a lot of stuff for Elvis especially any R&B stuff. The recording studio is yours.

 

[Loppylugs]

Yes they wrote a lot of stuff for Elvis especially any R&B stuff. The recording studio is yours.

Thank-you.

1: Which set of islands has the smallest population of any democracy in the World ?

2: They are the overseas territory of which country ?

3: They have a terrible reputation for which criminal offence ?

 

[Mcr Warrior]

1) South Georgia / South Sandwich Islands.
2) U.K.
3) Whaling/Seal catching.

 

[Loppylugs]

1) South Georgia / South Sandwich Islands.
2) U.K.
3) Whaling/Seal catching.

You have part 2 correct.

 

[Gloster]

Pitcairn Island and something unsavoury like incest?

 

[TheEdge]

Pitcairn, UK, child molesting.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Isn’t that the place where Mutiny on the Bounty descendants live?

 

[Loppylugs]

Pitcairn Island and something unsavoury like incest?

Pitcairn Islands is correct

Pitcairn, UK, child molesting.

Child molesting pretty much correct. They believe girls from 12 upwards are ok for motherhood ! No wonder the entire population is less than 50, they've all done a runner.

Isn’t that the place where Mutiny on the Bounty descendants live?

I believe so.

Three way tie between @Mcr Warrior, @Gloster and @TheEdge. I'll let you winners sort it out.

 

[TheEdge]

I've got a nice suitably dark one to follow on with.

Cambodia holds the unenviable title of the most modern mass graves in any country. Which country holds the second place title?

 

[Peter Mugridge]

I've got a nice suitably dark one to follow on with.

Cambodia holds the unenviable title of the most modern mass graves in any country. Which country holds the second place title?

At a guess, Uganda? ( Idi Amin? )

 

[xotGD]

Rwanda

 

[TheEdge]

No to both.

 

[Caboose Class]

UK? Black Death?

 

[DaleCooper]

Germany?

 

[43172]

Tanzania?

 

[TheEdge]

UK? Black Death?

No. This is a modern (20th century onwards) title

Germany

Logical guess but no.

Tanzania?

Not in this case

 

[Ashley Hill]

Poland?

 

[Gloster]

Haiti?

 

[Caboose Class]

Bosnia?

 

[TheEdge]

A selection of sensible shots but all incorrect

 

[DaleCooper]

China?